ReleaseWire

Starting October 9th, 2017, The Voice of Today, Inc. will begin accepting donations & selling t-shirts to raise money to build houses for an estimated 300 homeless Veterans in WV. Donations and t-shirt purchases can be made directly through our website. Your donation automatically enters you into the drawing for an ultimate, one-off, Jeep Wrangler Unlimited worth $150,000.

On October 1, 2017, Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM), joyfully welcomes its 50th Lay Missioner candidate class as they begin the 2017 Orientation Program. The class consists of a diverse group of candidates from across the country. The program, which began in 1975, is held yearly at MKLM's operations based in Maryknoll, New York, beginning in October and running through mid-December. It provides candidates with a foundation for cross-cultural mission success when they embark on their new assignments upon completion.

In an open letter (link & below), the Clinician Action Network (CAN) and National Physicians Alliance (NPA) are calling for the immediate resignation of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price. Given HHS's efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act's enrollment and marketing plans, Price's repeated support for legislation that would throw millions of American into the ranks of the uninsured and raise cost for millions more, and the most recent revelation that Price has spent over $400,000 of tax-payer dollars on private jet travel, both CAN and NPA believe it's time for Price to go.

In response to the devastation that Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have brought to those impacted in Texas and Florida, Clementine Live Answering Service has partnered with ITEX to donate to non-profit organizations that can help provide relief in those local communities.

In response to the devastation that Hurricane Harvey has brought to those impacted in Texas, Clementine Live Answering Service has partnered with Green Apple to donate to non-profit organizations that can help provide relief in those local communities.

The latest revision of the attempt to strip away many of the healthcare consumer protections passed under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is little changed in substance: it still allows insurers to discriminate based on pre-existing conditions and sell plans that are essentially junk coverage. Tens of millions of people will lose their health insurance coverage, millions more will pay more for less.

Four Corners Equine Rescue, one of only 10 licensed horse rescues in the state of New Mexico, receives Verified status from The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), the only globally recognized organization providing standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries.

ECPAT-USA released a report today: "No Vacancy for Child Sex Traffickers Impact Report: The Efficacy of ECPAT-USA's Work to Prevent and Disrupt the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Hotels." The report details the results of ECPAT-USA's work with the travel and tourism industry to protect children from sex trafficking.

Federal prosecutors "won their case through willful failing to disclose evidence (favorable to the defendant)", said Congressman Sensenbrenner. "If [prosecutors] had complied with the ethical and legal obligations, the jury might not have convicted [the defendant]," added Sensenbrenner.

ECPAT-USA is the leading anti-child trafficking organization in the United States seeking to end the commercial, sexual exploitation of children through awareness, advocacy, policy, and legislation. The organization raises awareness of the exploitation of children with the vision of creating a world where no child is bought, sold, or used for sex.

She's a survivor of rape, molestation, drugs, homelessness, and hopelessness who today is a thriving philanthropist, counselor, educator and founder of schools for female empowerment in Africa and Los Angeles. Now, she is traveling the world speaking to women about the importance of living in truth and sharing their stories.

Daniel Sater, a Nationally Recognized Credit Repair Expert and Credit Expert Witness has created a new certification exam and training program to certify expert knowledge of credit scoring for NACSO, a non-profit Trade Association for the Credit Repair Industry. Dan is the founder of Credit Scoring Advisor, a nationwide credit repair organization.

The Council for Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ) recently took part in a press conference hosted by the NJ Lottery at the ACME located in Hamilton Square, NJ. The event, which took place on August 16th, kicked off the Lottery's "Not 18 Yet? No Bet" campaign, an initiative that aims to educate and remind both retailers and citizens that New Jersey law forbids anyone under the age of 18 from buying or selling lottery tickets.

An American Non-Profit Organization has proudly announced that it has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds and community support as well as awareness via Kickstarter. The project will take the community on board to support the certification of American made and American assembled products without any sort of prejudice or persuasion. The goal of this campaign is to raise a sum of $37,000 and the organization is inviting all Americans to generously support this project.

Residents who are interested in giving back to their community but who are currently low on cash are donating their used cars to the American Children's Society, Inc. This organization is dedicating to financially supporting children and families of children diagnosed with cancer or another serious and costly medical condition and offers residents an excellent opportunity to donate a car in New Jersey to a noble cause.

Wildlife Alliance is releasing a promotional video showcasing the hard work of its rainforest rangers. These silent heroes work in rugged terrain and extreme weather conditions to preserve one of the Earth's last great rainforests: the Cardamom Rainforest Landscape. Bordering the Gulf of Thailand, this spectacular landscape hosts one of the continent's last continuous forest cover habitats for elephants.

Breegi Scientific, Inc. ("BSI") and Charles H. Hood Foundation's CH Innovations ("CHI)" announced today a $250,000 investment in BSI. The funds will be used to conduct a thorough clinical assessment of BSI's novel neonatal intensive care incubator "(NICI)" in Honduras and Zambia and to aid the commercialization efforts of this life-saving medical device.

Sawyer Products is working with multiple organizations to distribute approximately 20,000 bucket filtration systems and over 30,000 insect repellents to help with the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. These bucket adapter systems are used in over 80 countries around the world and can filter up to 500 gallons per day. The insect repellents that were sent include our family friendly 20% Picaridin spray which is effective on mosquitoes, ticks, and flies as well as our Permethrin Insect Repellent Treatment for Clothing, Gear, and Fabric which is odorless after drying and lasts for 6 weeks or 6 washes. In addition to our standard 0.1 micron absolute bucket filtration systems, we are also sending some of our brand new Sawyer Select Foam Filtration Systems which launch later this month and will remove chemicals and pesticides where water contamination levels are especially high.

With the rapid development of the non-governmental sector and public entities in Ukraine, the use of the constituent relationship management software is gaining in popularity. Agiliway decided to play a part in this social process and initiated the localization and implementation of one of the most common systems for managing relationships with members of organizations or associations - CiviCRM.

Punchbowl.org Environmental Fund, Inc. (Punchbowl.org) today announced Catalog Choice as the recipient of an environmental grant, the first given by Punchbowl.org since its launch in 2016. The amount was not disclosed.

Media Advisory: The Second Annual True Sioux Hope Gala: A Cultural Experience to benefit the 35,000 members of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, one of the poorest place in the US.

On Saturday, September 9th, The Living Legacy Foundation will host the 9th Annual Donate Life Family Fun Run 5K at the Camden Yards Sports Complex to celebrate organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation and honor the donors and families who make it possible. Donor families and friends, recipients, living donors, hospital staff, transplant waiting list candidates, and other donation supporters in the Maryland community will come together to run, walk, honor, celebrate, and inspire everyone to give the gift of life.

The Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF) organized a Youth Volunteer Day visit to Catskill Animal Sanctuary in Saugerties, New York. Members of the ISF Youth Team, along with local children and their families, not only learned what goes into taking care of rescued farm animals, but also showed their appreciation by lending a hand to clean up areas within the sanctuary.

On Sunday, September 24, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Ian Somerhalder Foundation is collaborating with HWAC on an event for youth between the ages of 9 and 17. The volunteers will learn hands-on animal care skills. To fill the available 75 spots, registration is open to ISF supporters and the general public on August 24.

The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ), a non-profit organization that connects problem gamblers and their loved ones with resources for support and treatment, as well as offers hope for recovery in the form of public outreach and education, announced the date of its 35th Annual Statewide Conference on Disordered Gambling.